अथ देवा विषण्णास् ते क्षणम् आश्वस्य वै ययुः । जयोपायाय विजिता ब्रह्माणम् अमितौजसम्
Then the gods, dejected, after regaining their composure for a moment, went to Brahma, the one of immeasurable brilliance, seeking a means to victory.
तेषाम् आविरभूद् ब्रह्मा रक्तरक्ताननश्रियाम् । सायं रक्तीकृताम्बूनाम् अब्धीनाम् इव चन्द्रमाः
To them appeared Brahma, his face radiant with a red glow, like the moon rising in the evening over oceans tinged red.
प्रणम्य ते सुरास् तस्मै तम् अर्थं शम्बरेरितम् । सम्यक् प्रकथयाम् आसुर् दामव्यालकटक्रमम्
Having bowed to him, those gods clearly related to him the matter spoken by Shambara, describing in detail the sequence of the Dama, Vyala, and Kata armies.
तम् आकर्ण्याखिलं ब्रह्मा विचार्य च विचारवित् । उवाचेदं सुरानीकम् आश्वासनकरं वचः
Hearing all this and reflecting as one skilled in discernment, Brahma spoke these reassuring words to the assembly of gods.
हन्त वर्षसहस्रान्ते शम्बरेण हरेः क्रमात् । मर्तव्यम् अमरेशस्य तत्कालं सम्प्रतीक्ष्यताम्
Indeed, at the end of a thousand years, Shambara will, in due course, be slain by Hari; until then, wait for that time, O lord of immortals.
दामव्यालकटान् एतान् अद्य त्व् अमरसत्तमाः । योधयन्तः पलायध्वं मायायुद्धेन दानवान्
Today, O best of immortals, fight with these Dama, Vyala, and Kata forces, and then withdraw from the battle with the demons who wield illusion.
युद्धाभ्यासवशाद् एषां मकुराणाम् इवाशये । अहङ्कारचमत्कारः प्रतिबिम्बम् उपैष्यति
Because of their constant practice of battle, the pride of these warriors will, like a reflection in a mirror, arise from their own sense of ego.
गृहीतवासनास् त्व् एते दामव्यालकटास् सुराः । सुजया वो भविष्यन्ति जाललग्नाः खगा इव
But when these Dama, Vyala, and Kata warriors have acquired tendencies, they will be easily conquered by you, like birds caught in a net.
अद्य त्व् अवासना एते सुखदुःखविवर्जिताः । धैर्येणारीन् विनिघ्नन्तो देवदुर्जयतां गताः
But today, since they are without such tendencies and untouched by pleasure or pain, by courageously striking down your enemies, you gods have attained invincibility.
वासनातन्तुबद्धा ये आशापाशवशीकृताः । वश्यतां यान्ति ते लोके रज्जुबद्धाः खगा इव
Those who are bound by the threads of latent tendencies and subdued by the bonds of desire become controlled in this world, like birds tied with a rope.
ये हि निर्वासना धीरास् सर्वत्रासक्तबुद्धयः । न हृष्यन्ति न कुप्यन्ति दुर्जयास् ते महाधियः
But those wise ones who are free from latent tendencies and whose minds are unattached everywhere neither rejoice nor become angry; such great intellects are difficult to overcome.
यस्यान्तर्वासनारज्ज्वा ग्रन्थिबन्धश् शरीरिणः । महान् अपि बहुज्ञो ऽपि स बालेनापि जीयते
One whose inner self is knotted by the cord of latent tendencies, even if he is great and learned, can be defeated even by a child.
अयं सो ऽहम् इदं मे तद् इत्य् आकलितकल्पनः । आपदां पात्रताम् एति पयसाम् इव सागरः
He who constantly thinks, 'I am this, this is mine, that is that,' becomes a vessel for calamities, like the ocean for waters.
इयन्मात्रपरिच्छिन्नो येनात्माभव्यभावितः । स सर्वज्ञो ऽपि सर्वत्र परां कृपणतां गतः
He who limits himself to this alone and regards himself as insignificant, even if he knows everything, everywhere falls into the highest state of wretchedness.
अनन्तस्याप्रमेयस्य येनेयत्ता प्रकल्पिता । आत्मतत्त्वस्य तेनात्मा स्वात्मनैवावशीकृतः
By whomsoever limitation is imagined for the infinite, immeasurable essence of the Self, by that very person the Self is subdued by his own self-nature.
आत्मनो व्यतिरिक्तं यत् किञ्चिद् अस्ति जगत्त्रये । तत्रोपादेयभावेन बद्धा भवति भावना
Whatever exists in the three worlds apart from the Self, when regarded as something to be acquired, becomes the cause of bondage through such conception.
आस्थामात्रम् अनन्तानां दुःखानां कारणं विदुः । अनास्थामात्रम् अभितस् सुखानां कारणं विदुः
They know that mere attachment is the cause of countless sorrows, and they know that mere detachment everywhere is the cause of happiness.
दामव्यालकटा यावद् अनास्था भावसंस्थितौ । तावन् न नाम जेया वो मषकाणाम् इवानिलाः
As long as there is disregard for the state of inner being, the bonds of desire cannot be overcome, just as the wind cannot conquer mosquitoes.
अन्तर्वासनया जन्तुर् दीनताम् अनुयातया । जितो भवत्य् अन्यथा तु मषको ऽप्य् अमराचलः
A creature, subdued by inner tendencies and led by weakness, is conquered; otherwise, even a mosquito would be like the immovable mountain of the gods.
विद्यते वासना यत्र तत्र चायाति दीनता । गुणागुणानुविद्धत्वं सतो दृष्टं हि नासतः
Wherever there is a tendency, there arises weakness; qualities and faults are seen in the existent, never in the non-existent.
अयं सो ऽहं ममेदं चेत्य् एवम् अन्तस् स्ववासनाम् । यथा दामादयश् शक्र भावयन्ति तथा कुरु
Within, one holds to one's own tendencies, thinking, 'I am this, this is mine'; just as the bonds shape the mind, O Indra, so act accordingly.
या या जनस्य विपदो भावाभावदशाश् च याः । तृष्णाकरञ्जवल्ल्यास् ता मञ्जर्यः कटुकोमलाः
Whatever calamities and states of being or non-being befall a person, they are the bitter and sweet blossoms of the vine of craving.
वासनातन्तुबद्धो ऽयं लोको विपरिवर्तते । सा सुवृद्धातिदुःखाय सुखायोच्छेदम् आगता
This world, bound by the threads of tendencies, revolves; when these are greatly strengthened, they bring intense suffering, but when destroyed, they bring happiness.
धीरो ऽप्य् अतिबहुज्ञो ऽपि कुलजो ऽपि महान् अपि । तृष्णया बध्यते जन्तुस् सिंहश् शृङ्खलया यथा
Even the wise, the learned, the noble-born, or the great are bound by craving, just as a lion is restrained by a chain.
देहपादपसंस्थस्य हृदयालयशायिनः । तृष्णा चित्तखगस्यास्य वागुरा परिकल्पिता
For one dwelling in the tree of the body and resting in the abode of the heart, the net of craving is devised for the mind, which moves like the wind.
दीनो वासनया लोकः कृतान्तेनापकृष्यते । रज्ज्वेव बालेन खगो विवशो ऽनिशम् उच्छ्वसन्
The world, afflicted by its tendencies, is dragged away by fate, just as a bird, helpless, breathes constantly while bound by a rope held by a child.
अलम् आयुधभारेण सङ्गरभ्रमणेन च । वासनां सविपर्यासां युक्त्यैव त्वं रिपोः कुरु
Enough of the burden of weapons and the confusion of battle; with discernment alone, you should address the enemy, which is the tendency along with its distortions.
अन्तरक्षुभिते धैर्ये रिपोर् अमरनायकाः । न शस्त्राणि न शास्त्राणि न चास्त्राणि जयन्ति वः
When inner steadiness is disturbed, the leaders of the enemy's immortals—neither weapons, nor scriptures, nor missiles—can conquer you.
दामव्यालकटास् त्व् एते युद्धाभ्यासवशेन च । अहङ्कारमयीम् अन्तस् ते ग्रहीष्यन्ति वासनाम्
These are like ropes and snake-whips, and by the force of repeated battle, they will seize within you the tendency made of ego.
यदि ते यन्त्रपुरुषाश् शम्बरेण विनिर्मिताः । वासनां नाश्रयिष्यन्ति यास्यन्ति तद् अजय्यताम्
If those mechanical beings created by Shambara do not take hold of the tendency, then they will attain invincibility.